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大学英语3作业
一、音标
把28个辅音音标和20个元音音标抄写在作业本上。
二、翻译
把下面的短文抄写在作业本上，并翻译成汉语。
Task 1
Suicide has been a cause of concern in most societies for a long time.The classical Greeks， for example,required people who wanted to kill themselves to get permission from the senate.While this law is not without humor by today's standards，it clearly shows an awareness of the problem in times gone by.In today's society,suicide is much more prevalent than we want to admit.Why do people try to take their own lives?
The motives for suicide can be categorized into areas such as failure,wrath,the need for attention,stress,and so on.However,the qualities of a person who wants to take his own life change from person to person,making it difficult to depict (描写)the typical victim.To make the problem even more involved,people will often camouflage (掩盖)their true feelings,thus causing their friends to disregard problems that should be viewed as serious.
In the U.S.，a network of centers has been created to attempt to prevent suicides.People who are bitter,worried,or depressed are encouraged to contact workers at these centers.These workers，often trained volunteers，offer benevolent advice to the callers，trying to help the callers to see that suicide as a solution to problems is an illusion.The accomplishments of these centers,in so far as their effectiveness to reduce suicide is concerned,are minimal.However,they have helped a lot of people with a variety of problems.So,in the somewhat amorphous (难以名状的)area of man helping his fellow man,they are certainly a success.
Task 2
Technology companies usually focus their employee benefits around making people stay in the office longer ：ping-pong tables，game rooms，on-site training rooms，some even offer laundry services.We,ABC Company,don't do any of these.
Instead,we focus on benefits that get people out of the office as much as possible.We designed our benefits system to reflect that.Here are some of the benefits we offer to get people away from the computer ：
Vacations：For the last three years in a row,we've worked with a professional travel agent to prepare different travel packages that employees could pick from as a holiday gift.Everything is paid for and included.Specific，prearranged trips—whether for a family to go to Disneyland or a couple to tour Spain—have helped make sure people actually take their vacations.
4-day Summer Weeks ：From May through October,everyone who's been with the company for more than a year gets to work just four days in a week.This started out as “Friday's off”，but roles like customer support and operations need to cover all hours.
To come up with the best ideas,you need a fresh mind.These travel and time-off benefits help everyone stay sharp.
Task 3
In giving a business presentation，many speakers think that if their idea is strong，their audience will get it readily. They feel discouraged when the audience is unable to understand their presentations. That happens a lot especially when technical experts are invited to make a product presentation to a group of users.
What can we do to make a business presentation easier to understand? In my view, good presentations have always been simple and visual. In an effective business presentation, the fewer the points, the better the message gets passed on. You focus on the depth of coverage instead of the width (广度) of coverage. Additionally, you make your ideas visual and relevant, so the message is understood better and remembered longer. Great business presenters relate their ideas and concepts to their audience by using simple, powerful diagrams instead of relying on text-based slides. In fact, drawing diagrams forces a presenter to make the idea clear even at the preparation stage. It is impossible to draw a diagram when you are not clear about an idea. When your idea is clear, it is easier to transfer it. Most audiences understand a diagram faster and remember it longer. This possibly explains why most of the memorable presentations have been visual in nature.
Task 4
Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which will be counted towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses, each lasting for one term.A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; a student will probably attend four or five courses during each term while attending a university. Normally a student may expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. Of course, they can work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.
Every course that the student takes will be given a grade, which is recorded and available for the student to show to their prospective employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work on students. But some students still spare their time to take part in the student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating, has to appear before a student court. With the large numbers of students, the operation of the system does include a certain number of activities. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be helpful to him later in his career.
Task 5
The appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects. Consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example，some advertisers have appealed to people's desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers' money.
Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago, a brand of bread was offered to dieters (节食者)with the message that there were fewer calories (热量单位，卡路里)in every slice. It turned out that the bread was not dietetic (适合节食的)，but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf.
On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer's real concerns, considering fire insurance. Fire insurance may be sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans as well as the message in the ads，they will benefit from the advertising.
Each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product. Consumers still control the final buying decision.
三、短文练习
把下面的短文抄写在作业本上，并完成短文后面的练习题。
Dear Sirs，
This is the third month running that your delivery has been late in arriving.Our current order for stationery is already five days overdue.
We have a number of valued customers who are being put to some inconvenience.There seems to be no obvious reason why your normally prompt deliveries should become so unreliable.I would be obliged if you would look into this matter as soon as possible.
Ours is a small family business in a very parochial (狭小的)area.We depend very much upon the goodwill of our customers.I'm sure you will appreciate the importance of this matter being cleared up at your easiest convenience.
Yours faithfully,
Grayson Brown
1)Mr.Brown writes to complain about __________ of the ordered goods.
2)His order for stationery has already been late for __________ when this letter is being written.
3)Mr.Brown feels it a pity that the __________ deliveries have become so unreliable.
4)According to Mr.Brown，this incident has caused __________ to his customers，upon whose 50 his small family-run business depends.
四、把下面的短文抄写在作业本上，并回答短文后面的问题。
Room 504，Xiamen Hotel
Xiamen
December 26th，2008
Dear Sir or Madam，
I arrived in Xiamen from Nanjing this morning by Express Train No.25At the Nanjing station I registered a trunk，but when I went to your luggage office to draw it this afternoon，I was told it was missing.The check I hold is No.100694I shall be very much obliged if you will kindly trace the missing article at once，as there are in it many important things，of which I am in urgent need.My trunkbears mypersonalname“JamesWhite”.Iamnowstayingin Room 504,Xiamen Hotel.Ifyou haveretrievedit,please informmesoonor contactme by calling 8765432
Thanks!
James White
1When does he arrive in Xiamen?
______________________________
2Which train does he take?
______________________________
3Where does he register his trunk?
At ______________________________.
4What is the number of the check he holds?
______________________________
5Where is he staying now?
______________________________
五．作文
把作文题目抄在作业本上，并按照要求写一篇作文。
说明:给你的同事Mary Chen写份备忘录。
时间:2014年12月23
内容:假定你是李明。由于你明天出差去北京一个星期，不能和大家商讨公司元旦联欢的事情，请Mary通知你大家最后决定的时间和地点，以及所需的准备。
